Residual radioactivity in a cyclotron and its surroundings.

Neutron-induced gamma-ray-emitting radionuclides in components and surroundings of the University of Colorado 1.3-m sector-focusing cyclotron have been measured with Ge(Li) and HPGe detectors. These measurements were made before decommissioning of the cyclotron and before approving release of the accelerator components and building space for other uses.

Use of 48Ca as a stable isotope tracer analyzed by proton activation.

The use of the stable isotope 48Ca as a tracer in biological systems has been studied. Determination of 48Ca concentrations in samples was accomplished by proton activation via the (p,n) reaction with subsequent measurement of gamma-ray spectra from 44-h 48Sc and 4-h 44Sc. With protons of about 5.